by Kathryn Horn | Mar 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Managing the environment for success is the first tool I use in dog training. It allows for proactive rather than reactive training, opening up choices. These choices are ones we can select and reinforce… ones that help us toward behaviors from our dogs that help us...
by Kathryn Horn | Jun 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Who needs reinforcement? We all do. Yes, our dogs do. But we do too. Those of us who are committed to training our dogs using positive reinforcement know well the power of this tool. Those of us who teach others to train their dogs work hard to teach methods to our...
by Kathryn Horn | Apr 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
I’ve been thinking a lot about empathy during these difficult times. I did not grow up in a home that modeled empathy. There was a lot of good stuff. But there was more judgment than empathy, more “because I said so” than understanding the others’ reality....
by Kathryn Horn | Apr 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many of us have worked hard to teach our dogs to be comfortable and to feel as safe as possible during visits to our veterinary clinics. Many of our vets have worked equally hard to create and maintain a fear free environment for our dogs. And we have worked together...
by Kathryn Horn | Mar 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The world is (hopefully) working hard to live with the new concept of Social Distancing to protect us all. For a social species it isn’t easy. For people used to schedules and habits, it isn’t easy. For people with plans, anticipating future adventures, it isn’t easy....
